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J. H. MONTGOMERYf8v J. H. HAMMOND. soAP BUBBLE BLOWER.

Patented Feb. 19, 1895.

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JAMES H. MONTGOMERY AND JOHN H. HAMMOND, OF DENVER, COLORADO;

SAID HAMMOND ASSIGNOR TO SAID MONTGOMERY.

SOAP-BUBBLE BLOWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,277, dated February19, 1895.

Application filed July 30,1894. Serial No. 518,992. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES H. MONTGOM- ERY and JOHN H. HAMMOND, residingat Donver, in the county of Arapahoe and State of Colorado, haveinvented a new and novel Soap-Bubble Blower, of which the following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to improvements in soap bubble blowers, of theseriesvblowing kind.

The objects of our improvements are, first, to provide a blower capableof retaining solution for a series of bubbles; second, to provide ameans, to prevent soiling the operators hand, and, third, to provide ameans whereby the operator may give a blower any desired motion, ordirection while continuously blowing into the same. We attain theseobjects, by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich.

Figure l, is a perspective, representing a bubble on the blower. Fig. 2,is a cross section of the blower, through its entire length. Fig. 3, isa top view of the blower.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several views.

The bubble blower a, is constructed of a porous absorbent material,preferably, a soft open grained wood.

The end I), is where the bubble is formed. The adjustable tube g, is forblowing small bubbles, and may be pushed into the blower a, when notrequired. The part 3', is to hold the blower by while operating. The cupshaped part 6, is to catch the drip, when the bubble isturned upward,and prevent soiling the operators hand. The flexible tube d, conveys theair from the operators mouth to the blower. The hole f, we make of smalldiameter, as less film of soap, will cover the same, enabling a greaternumber of bubbles, to be made with one charge of solution.

Tooperate the blower, placethe end of the flexible tube d, in the mouth,grasp the blower between the thumb and fingers, at j, and after dippingthe end I) into a proper solution to make soap bubbles,gently blowthrough the flexible tube (1, and a bubble will be formed. Then, byaquick side movement, of the blower a, while continuously blowing throughthe tube d, a series of bubbles may be thrown from the blower, theabsorbent blower a, only giving off enough solution, each time, for eachbubble. The flexible tube d, permits the operator to give the blower,any desired motion, or position, without removing the blower tube d,from the mouth.

. Having described our invention and its op eration, what we claim asnew and novel, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,-is

1. In a soap bubble blower having an air passage through its body, a'cupshaped part adapted to catch the drip from the bubble when the bubble isturned upward, a blower head I), located on one end, and a tube 9',projecting beyond the blower head Z), and adapted to slide into it whennot required,

substantially as described and for the pur- I poses set forth.

2. In a soap bubble blower having anair passage through its body, ablower head b, on one end, an adjustable tube 9, located in the said airpassage and adapted to be drawn out and beyond the blower head I), whenrequired, and a cup shaped part adapted to catch the drip from theblower head when the bubble is turned upward, combined, with a flexiblemeans for conveying air to the blower, substantially as described andfor the purposes set forth.

Witnesses: JOHN FALLERs, FRED FALLERS.

